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India in England 2014

Dravid's presence will benefit team 'enormously' - Laxman

Jun 30, 2014: Former India batsman VVS Laxman has said that Rahul Dravid's appointment as a mentor to the India team, ahead of the series against England, is an "excellent and positive move"

India news

Laxman, Kirmani call for India-Pakistan series'

Jun 2, 2014: At a time when BCCI and PCB have been involved in discussions over the bilateral-series agreements between the two teams, former players Syed Kirmani and VVS Laxman have said India and Pakistan "must" play each other more often

IPL newsfile 2014

Injured Zaheer out of season

May 6, 2014: A round-up of IPL news on May 6, 2014

India news

Play two spinners overseas - Kumble

Mar 14, 2014: Anil Kumble has said India must choose their best bowling combination in away Tests even if that means including two spinners in the line-up

Chasing glory

Oct 18, 2013: Virat Kohli is already third in terms of most centuries when batting second in ODIs, but his rate of scoring them is unmatched in the format's history

Farewell: Dravid and Laxman

Two southern gentlemen

Apr 11, 2013: Of the batting line-up instrumental in overturning India's history of lethargic indifference in the 2000s, Dravid was the spine and Laxman the nerve

Australia in India 2012-13

India need Sehwag in South Africa - Laxman

Mar 8, 2013: Axed India opener Virender Sehwag has found support from his former team-mate, VVS Laxman, who has said he "cannot imagine" an India team without Sehwag on the year-end tour of South Africa

India news

Practice helped me master spin - Laxman

Mar 1, 2013: VVS Laxman, in his 16-year Test career, established himself as one of the best players of spin bowling in the world but, by his own admission, it wasn't a talent he had acquired when he first picked up the bat

ESPNcricinfo news

Laxman launches ESPNcricinfo's Talking Cricket

Mar 1, 2013: Talking Cricket, a compilation of in-depth interviews with the greats of the modern era on various aspects of cricket, was launched in Hyderabad on Friday by VVS Laxman, the former India batsman

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 2nd day

Laxman criticises Dhoni's use of Harbhajan

Feb 23, 2013: VVS Laxman has criticised India captain MS Dhoni's use of Harbhajan Singh in the Chennai Test

Ranji Trophy 2012-13

Laxman to lead Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy

Oct 21, 2012: VVS Laxman will lead Hyderabad in their opening game of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy

The effortless artistry of VVS Laxman

Sep 1, 2012: When you watched him bat, there was a sense that you were witnessing the creation of something beautiful yet not inaccessible

The man who brought thrills and hope

Aug 24, 2012: Laxman excited with his elegance, then he instilled a sense of calm. In between, he played the greatest innings by an Indian

India v New Zealand, 1st Test, Hyderabad

Sixteen years, and suddenly gone

Aug 22, 2012: As they step out to take on New Zealand, India will wake up to the reality of not having two monumental pillars of their Test success as part of the XI

Laxman the revolutionary

Aug 21, 2012: You could marvel at VVS Laxman's unorthodox style as long as you didn't try it at home

India news

'You're the angel we all strive to be'

Aug 20, 2012: Murali Kartik writes to his Lachhi mama

VVS Laxman retires

'If VVS defended my bowling, it was a compliment'

Aug 19, 2012:

India news

Headache and questions for selectors

Aug 19, 2012: Laxman's decision to retire 'with immediate effect' leaves one wondering about the job done by India's national selection panel

VVS Laxman retires

Top-class against top sides

Aug 19, 2012: VVS Laxman made a slow start to Test cricket, but once he found his groove, his stats compared favourably with the best in the world

Laxman's retirement speech

Aug 18, 2012: